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I started Early Jalapeno, Emerald Giant Bell, and Sweet Banana peppers a couple of weeks ago. I set a shelving unit in a bay window with a southern exposure so they get light all through the day. This is the first time I've used a heat mat. The thermostat is a must to regulate the temperature. Every seed sprouted.

As an experiment (and because I simply can't wait to grow something), I planted French Breakfast radish seeds in a rectangular planter. No heat mat needed for these and they've already sprouted.

I've never grown lettuce indoors and want to give it a try. I'll start tomatoes in a couple of weeks.

@farmersgranddaughter wrote:I started Early Jalapeno, Emerald Giant Bell, and Sweet Banana peppers a couple of weeks ago. I set a shelving unit in a bay window with a southern exposure so they get light all through the day. This is the first time I've used a heat mat. The thermostat is a must to regulate the temperature. Every seed sprouted.

As an experiment (and because I simply can't wait to grow something), I planted French Breakfast radish seeds in a rectangular planter. No heat mat needed for these and they've already sprouted.

I've never grown lettuce indoors and want to give it a try. I'll start tomatoes in a couple of weeks.

Nice! Wish I had a south facing window that wasn’t in my bedroom! Yeah, radishes are so satisfying to start the season with, aren’t they!? Just so vigorous. And yummy! I love all of them! I found my absolute faves this year, French Breakfast, this year, fro Pinetree Seeds! I have missed them. So mild and yum. Even make a great sandwich, butter, salt, radish. Done.

@farmersgranddaughter wrote:I started Early Jalapeno, Emerald Giant Bell, and Sweet Banana peppers a couple of weeks ago. I set a shelving unit in a bay window with a southern exposure so they get light all through the day. This is the first time I've used a heat mat. The thermostat is a must to regulate the temperature. Every seed sprouted.

As an experiment (and because I simply can't wait to grow something), I planted French Breakfast radish seeds in a rectangular planter. No heat mat needed for these and they've already sprouted.

I've never grown lettuce indoors and want to give it a try. I'll start tomatoes in a couple of weeks.

Nice! Wish I had a south facing window that wasn’t in my bedroom! Yeah, radishes are so satisfying to start the season with, aren’t they!? Just so vigorous. And yummy! I love all of them! I found my absolute faves this year, French Breakfast, this year, fro Pinetree Seeds! I have missed them. So mild and yum. Even make a great sandwich, butter, salt, radish. Done.

Daikon radishes are the only ones I like. It's such a drag that they take so long.

Today I started my onions, shallots, parsley and broccoli. I don't know that I'll have room for the broccoli, but my mom might like it, so I'm growing some for her. I've got them on a heating pad and after I took the picture I did cover them with plastic.

Here is my calendar for March and April for seed starting. The formatting is just a little off and you can't see my color coding. That's why in the top of the boxes it says "Plant Seed Inside" (yellow) "Plant Seed Outside" (purple) etc, they are color coded, then on March 19th the tomatoes, basil and oregano (in yellow) are started inside, but the peas (in purple) are started outside (if the ground isn't frozen).

Each year I just copy the schedule, adjust the dates and the info is still there for all my plants, though I may adjust what day I want to plant it.

The numbers like 10 WB, are the countdown for how many weeks until my last frost date so I don't have to keep looking it up.

Oh, and this is part of the file I keep. It shows how many weeks before the last frost date, then how many weeks after, and later in the summer, on the left side, counts down weeks before the fall frost date. I just find it handy, and thought it might be a helpful idea for someone else.

@Kate888 wrote:Oh, and this is part of the file I keep. It shows how many weeks before the last frost date, then how many weeks after, and later in the summer, on the left side, counts down weeks before the fall frost date. I just find it handy, and thought it might be a helpful idea for someone else.